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RED HOT GIG!

All 80,000 tickets snapped up in just two-and-a-half hours...

Tickets for the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS gig at SLANE CASTLE sold out in just two-and-a-half hours today (March 7).

All 80,000 tickets for the concert, also featuring Foo Fighters, [a][/a], PJ Harveyand Feeder, went on sale this morning.

According to promoters MCD, the gig is the second fastest selling show in Irish music history, only beaten by U2's last gig at the venue, and the fastest selling gig ever by an international artist.

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